Official UK procurement notice
Installation of Loch Spelve Beacon
Authority: Northern Lighthouse Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorthern Lighthouse Board (NLB) is looking for a supplier to install a new unlit beacon in the Loch Spelve sea loch on the southeast coast of the Isle of Mull. It will be located in the channel to Loch Spelve at Latitude 56° 23.230’N, Longitude 005° 42.012’W.
Brief overview
The unlit beacon is a 7.5m high stainless steel pole structure. The structure will be wrapped with a green GRP sleeve, and a green top mark fitted to the top plate to act as a day mark for navigational purposes. The pre-fabricated stainless steel beacon structure will be connected to the sea bed using 12 no. M30 stainless steel threaded holding down bolts which will anchored into bedrock with high-performance injectable adhesive mortar.
We require a skilled contractor to carry out their submission as below:
•Attend mandatory site visit to the site, estimated to be between 9-10th September 2025 to fully understand the project scope of works and location. To be confirmed.
•Provide a detailed tender submission of how they will install this beacon at Loch Spelve, taking into account tidal changes and location challenges.
•Full installation of the beacon at this location and completion testing by end March 2026.
Full details of the project scope and tender requirements, along with supporting documentation of a bill of quantities and drawings shall be in the invitation to tender documentation.
Timeline of project
Set out below is the proposed procurement timetable for this project. This is intended to be a guide and whilst NLB does not intend to depart from the timetable, it reserves the right to do so at any time.
Issue of Invitation to Tender – 29th August 2025
Proposed mandatory site visit Loch Spelve, Isle of Mull – 9th September 2025
Clarification deadline for suppliers – 23rd September 2025
Tender return deadline – 30th September 2025
Tender Award – by 20th October 2025
Site mobilisation – 3rd January 2026
Completion of project – By end March 2026
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CPV: Beacons · Civil engineering machinery · Drilling machinery · Marine construction works · Marine installations · Mortar (construction)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical and Capability completion: 70%
- Completion of Bill of Quantities: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Completion of Bill of Quantities
- Technical and Capability completion
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Aug 2025, 19:05 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Dec 2025, 14:05 GMT
- Authority reference
ENPR/BEAC/2524- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052412- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058774Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
13 Aug 2025 → 10 Dec 2025 · 7 dates- Planning notice published13 Aug 2025, 19:05 BST
- Market engagement24 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
NLB are looking for suppliers to note interest for these works. Those interested parties will receive an invite and access the full tender documents once they are published later in August. Please can you note your interest by 24th August 2025 to [email protected] providing the email address to which the invite should be sent once the documents are ready.
- Tender notice published29 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
- Clarification questions by5 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline385 days ago30 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
- Contract starts366 days ago20 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published314 days ago10 Dec 2025, 14:05 GMT
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Aug 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published13 Aug 2025, 19:05 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published29 Aug 2025, 12:05 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active29 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
- Procurement method changed29 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
- Deadline published: 30 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST29 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
- Contract award notice published10 Dec 2025, 14:05 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Dec 2025, 14:05 GMT
- Contract signature expected10 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jifmar Scotland LtdSME11 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 | £118,335 | 11 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Jifmar Scotland LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender